Evidently, none of these questions were addressed at the meeting - attended by 120 people - by the company's chief executive, Adrian Jeakings, who also happens to be president of the industry's trade body, the Newspaper Society.

Instead, according to the website report, Jeakings spoke about the Leveson inquiry while the company's chairman, Richard Jewson, talked about the board remaining confident in challenging times about its ability "to adapt to the continuously changing environment in which it operates."

I think that's code for cutting costs. Meanwhile, why is Archant facing a £13m tax bill? And, should it be necessary to pay it, does it mean more editorial staff walking the plank?